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Foreign relations of Israel‎‎ : ==South Africa== ==South Africa== Israel developed a relationship with ] during the 1970s and 1980s. An article at the ] website claims that projects to develop nuclear weapons "were undertaken with some cooperation from Israel." <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/rsa/nuke/ |author=Unknown author |title=RSA Nuclear Weapons Program |publisher=] }}</ref> According to David Albright of the ], "Faced with sanctions, South Africa began to organize clandestine procurement networks in Europe and the United States, and it began a long, secret collaboration with Israel." although he goes on to say "A common question is whether Israel provided South Africa with weapons design assistance, although available evidence argues against significant cooperation."<ref>{{cite news |title=South Africa and the affordable bomb |publisher=] |date=] |url=http://www.thebulletin.org/article.php?art_ofn=ja94albright }}</ref> ] claimed that Israeli military officers served as consultants to the South African army in ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1704037,00.html |title=Brothers in arms - Israel's secret pact with Pretoria |date=] |author=] |publisher=] }}</ref> Following sanctions in other Western nations, on March 18, 1987 the Inner Cabinet of the Israeli government denounced the ] policy of South Africa and limited Israel's security ties with Pretoria. On September 16, 1987 the Israeli Cabinet approved a series of measures designed to limit trade, sports and cultural ties with South Africa. <ref> 1984-1988 (MFA)</ref> Former ] leader ] visited Israel in 1999. Mandela said: "To the many people who have questioned why I came, I say: Israel worked very closely with the apartheid regime. I say: I've made peace with many men who slaughtered our people like animals. Israel cooperated with the apartheid regime, but it did not participate in any atrocities". <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/12309/edition_id/237/format/html/displaystory.html |title=Mandela bears message of peace in first visit to Israel |publisher=] |author=Belling, Susan |date=] }}</ref>

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Human Shield - the Israel section needs to be protected, and the Palestine section is a joke.

Israel and weapons of mass destruction - Biological weapons. In November 1998, the ] reported that Israel was attempting to build an "ethno-bomb" containing a biological agent that could specifically target genetic traits present amongst Arab populations<ref>{{cite news|title=Israel planning 'ethnic' bomb as Saddam caves in.|coauthors=Mahanaima, Uzi and Colvin, Marie|publisher=]|date=1998-11-15|accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref>. ] also reported the story<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel's Ethnic Weapon? |publisher=] |url=http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,16272,00.html |date=]}}</ref>, as did ]. Expert reaction to the reports was highly skeptical towards the scientific plausibility of such a biological agent. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/news/1998/12/02news2.html|title=Debunking the "ethno-bomb"|date=1998-12-02|accessdate=2006-07-11|publisher=]}}</ref>. ], describing the claims as "blood libel", reported that the likely source for the story was a work of science fiction by Israeli academic Doron Stanitsky. Stanitsky had sent his completely fictional work about such a weapon to Israeli newspapers two years before. The article also noted the views of genetic researchers who claimed the idea as "wholly fantastical" <ref>{{cite news|title=Now Playing: A Blood Libel For The 21st Century|publisher=]|date=1998-11-22|accessdate=2006-07-12}}</ref>

Human rights in Israel:Another Israeli citizen, ] considered a ] by Human Rights Groups and many foreign Governments was arrested and imprisoned for 18 years for revealing Israel had a clandestine program through which it had developed ] and other ].<ref name = "USDS2005" /> In its press release of ] ], ] said 'If Mordechai Vanunu were to be imprisoned for breaching the restrictions imposed on him, Amnesty International would consider him to be a prisoner of conscience' . The Israeli government still considers him a traitor.

Islamophobia:==Polls== A 2006 ] survey of American public opinion found that "many Americans harbor strong bias against U.S. Muslims". <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002984956 |publisher=] |date=]|title= Gallup: Many Americans Harbor Strong Bias Against U.S. Muslims}}</ref> * 22% say they would not like to have a Muslim as a neighbor. * 34% believe U.S. Muslims support al-Qaeda. * 49% believe U.S. Muslims are loyal to the United States. * 39% advocate that U.S. Muslims should carry special ID

Propaganda#2006_Israel-Lebanon_conflict: Trying to allege that the photo incident was "propaganda", despite no evidence at all that it was, trying to make POV statements regarding a supposed "tide of Arab propaganda".

The Sunday Times : *Israel planning 'ethnic' bomb - in 1998, ''The Sunday Times'' reported that Israel was attempting to build an "ethno-bomb" containing a biological agent that could specifically target genetic traits present amongst Arab populations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Israel planning 'ethnic' bomb as Saddam caves in.|coauthors=Mahanaima, Uzi and Colvin, Marie|publisher=]|date=1998-11-15|accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref>.

Chris McGreal: An attempt to make McGreal look like he has pro-Arab bias and perhaps like an unreliable source by removing the criticism from Arab organizations.